Write a story where your character is traveling a road that has no end.

Posted in Fantasy on Sep 16, 2024

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“Red Dirt” by Paul Leonard

Submitted to Contest #239

It’s funny, the noises the road makes. The growl of the tarmac made sticky by the midday Western Australian sun. The red-dirt wind whipping off the endless Nullarbor desert, rocking my little 1973 Ford Escort, whistling through the passenger window that doesn’t quite close. Wwwwwwwwiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiisssssshhhhhhiiiisssshhhiiissshhh. Buffeting the rusty wheel arches and tugging at the steering wheel. The front wheel catches the soft shoulder. Buluddudduddudd. I’ve never really noticed the way the road speaks to you before. Usual...

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“The Waterloo Eight” by Eva Smith

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The Waterloo Eight Prologue A five coach train departed from Waterloo station at 12:48 with 8 passengers on board, two of which were children and one a pregnant woman. It was an overground driverless train, there were no TFL staff on board. The train was scheduled to arrive at vauxhall at 12:52- it never did. It has been 3 weeks since the incident and experts are still not sure what happened. No parts of the train have been found and the police are presuming them dead. The passengers were: Rose Dedris Cori Adams Liam Brown Karver Agrinya Sut...

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“Lost In Thought” by Charles Appleby

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My head is sore, the road is smooth, my thoughts are tangled. We have been driving in silence for less time than I think we’ve been. She disturbs the stale stillness by turning away from the window, I blink awake at the wheel. With the timidity of a beaten dog she reaches for the radio, her purposefully ragged sweater drooping over tiny knuckles. A Spanish song pummels us both with noise, like an uninvited and overexcited guest. For a moment, I am back, laughing at the sudden contrast. I turn to her and see her laughing too. Fireworks reflec...

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“Legion Road” by Yasmin Barajas

Submitted to Contest #239

Amara was covered in filth. Her bodily fluids soaked her clothes. Her phone was dead, her car left behind, and she had on one shoe that was so thin it had started to flap. The only way she could keep up with the passing of time was by trying to keep count of the sun rising and setting each day. ‘52.5 days,” she thought. 52 sunrises, 51 sunsets, and counting. And every day, as the sky darkens, Amara relives the moments that put her here… Amara was always a reckless driver. The speeding tickets and traffic violations did nothing to s...

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“Beyond” by A.J. Eckardt

Submitted to Contest #239

"Gowen! Gaiya!!”“Sorry Kamali!” called two little voices in unison. A pair of small figures emerged from behind a covered wagon, part of a caravan of travelers that had stopped for a brief rest in the middle of a quiet dirt road.Kamali's hand found his tall wandering staff nestled beside him on the wagon seat, and with a fluid motion, he rose and descended to the ground. As he approached the two younglings, there was an almost ethereal quality to his movement, as if he glided effortlessly. Every step he took exuded grace and poise, each move...

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“Walk” by Rida Kidwai

Submitted to Contest #239

Walk Written by Rida Kidwai 4:00PM He squinted amongst the bright light that was shining greatly. Focusing on the brown, blue, gray, and green mixed together, he tried keeping his vision clear. Rubbing his eyes constantly, blinking and squinting non stop made his face hurt. He turned the other way, blocking himself from the sun. At that point, he realized he was on the ground, on a hard, concrete surface. The ground was burning, and as he noticed this, he quickly got up, refraining himself from the blazing sun. Soon, he felt his ...

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“A Stroll Through the Event Horizon” by Goba B

Submitted to Contest #239

The chickpeas are controlling me. And I surrender. It began someday recently, which day I do not recall. All I recall is the crunch. I was strolling along the snail garden, and I felt something horrible squelch beneath my sole. I feared I had murdered another snail, but when I lifted my foot I saw only him. A chickpea staring back at me, split into a half. I had never seen a chickpea in the snail garden. I leaned down to face him,“What are you doing here, sir?”He did not answer. He was in too much pain.The chickpeas seem to follow ...

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“A Road to Hell” by Jessica Costa

Submitted to Contest #239

“Exile!” “Exile!” “Stone him!” “Go to Hell Michael!” “Exile!” Angry cries rang out in the normally quiet village, when most of the villagers would be working during the valuable sunlight. At the edge, the horde of angry villagers surrounded a lone blonde man dressed in the black tunic with a simple golden cross hanging from his neck. His hands covered his face protectively from the flying rocks. He slowly retreated away, trying to put some distance between himself and the mob. He cried out, “My friends, please quell your anger! May...

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Write a story where your character is traveling a road that has no end.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 98 stories

“Red Dirt” by Paul Leonard

“The Waterloo Eight” by Eva Smith

“Lost In Thought” by Charles Appleby

“Legion Road” by Yasmin Barajas

“Beyond” by A.J. Eckardt

“Walk” by Rida Kidwai

“A Stroll Through the Event Horizon” by Goba B

“A Road to Hell” by Jessica Costa

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